Tornado Watch 244

Issued

May 1, 2008, 5:36 PM CDT (22:36 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 2008, 1:01 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 756May 1, 3:28 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 758May 1, 4:56 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 761May 1, 7:24 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 765May 1, 10:04 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 766May 1, 11:29 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 012236
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SPC WW 012236
IAZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-020600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 244
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       LARGE PART OF CENTAL IOWA
       LARGE PART OF EASTERN KANSAS
       LARGE PART OF WESTERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 540 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH OF CHANUTE
KANSAS TO 50 MILES NORTH OF DES MOINES IOWA.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 243...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN NUMBER
AND INTENSITY ALONG AND E OF DRY LINE WHERE VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS
EXISTS.  WITH STRONG VEERING SHEAR PROFILES IN PLACE AND APPROACH OF
MID LEVEL WIND MAX TORNADIC SUPERCELLS INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL ARE
LIKELY.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.


...HALES

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.